11-23-2024, 01:20 PM
On "Evil" (maybe even deserving of its own thread)
Evil will likely always exist, unfortunately. It's born, nurtured, and manufactured every day, and often too late by the time it is discovered. It may be dealt with at some point after the fact, but never completely eradicated.
This raises a philosophical/theological inquiry of why evil exists, or even more precisely, why is it born? Which absolves its existence from human hands and deposits it solely in the hands of the creator, if you believe in one, otherwise it's just completely random.
I'm more an advocate of design and would therefore inquire: why is evil created? Free will is exercised after the fact, so why would it exist in a newly created being? It is true that a person may harbor an evil nature (born that way), but morals and consequences may prevent them from acting on it.
I suppose in the case of a "newborn", evil might be more akin to a seed that is planted(the way some human brains are wired) and has yet to develop where "nurture" may play a role in lessening or intensifying the outcome.
Evil will likely always exist, unfortunately. It's born, nurtured, and manufactured every day, and often too late by the time it is discovered. It may be dealt with at some point after the fact, but never completely eradicated.
This raises a philosophical/theological inquiry of why evil exists, or even more precisely, why is it born? Which absolves its existence from human hands and deposits it solely in the hands of the creator, if you believe in one, otherwise it's just completely random.
I'm more an advocate of design and would therefore inquire: why is evil created? Free will is exercised after the fact, so why would it exist in a newly created being? It is true that a person may harbor an evil nature (born that way), but morals and consequences may prevent them from acting on it.
I suppose in the case of a "newborn", evil might be more akin to a seed that is planted(the way some human brains are wired) and has yet to develop where "nurture" may play a role in lessening or intensifying the outcome.
